General Discussion

Curiosity about “where did I (and my ancestors) come from?” It’ll start you on an amazing journey of discovery. You’ll find out all kinds of information like where they came from and how. You’ll find out some were farmers, some were
constables, some were blacksmiths and so on. You’ll discover that they went through a tremendous amount of loss, such as many of their children fell ill and died before their first birthday. They were tenacious, however. They moved on if needed. They fought in wars. They endured hardships many of us cannot fathom.

Bottom line….they came here from other places and stuck it out to raise a family and start a new life. And it is true for every single one of us. If you go back far enough in your family tree, you’ll discover that your ancestors moved gradually (and sometimes abruptly) from one place to another. Once bigger and better ships were developed, they started moving from further away to cross the ocean. And they came and came and came.

So the next time some braggart goes off on the “immigrant problem” ask them which of their immigrant ancestors they’d turn away and tell them to go back where they came from. Ask them where their ancestors came from. Just plant a seed of doubt about their position on immigrants. Kill their enthusiasm for xenophobia and ignorance with a few simple facts and logic. Even a dumbass redneck can understand what you’re saying.